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HVAC and plumbing companies in Clare County, MI
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Clare County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 1,707 scored counties
#13 of 61 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,227 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,543
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,227 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Clare County spend about $27.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 5 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.6M per company, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Clare County has 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clare County in 2023. That is one for every 2,504 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Clare County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Clare County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #419 of 1,707 scored counties and #13 of 61 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clare County compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the HVAC and plumbing companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Clare County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,504 | 1,532 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,227 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $49,384 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $999K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clare County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Clare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,543+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,521
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 564 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $49,384+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,316
- Median home value
- $133,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,145
- Daytime population
- 27,541Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washtenaw County, MI | 77 | 64 | 4.3 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #86 of 1,707 |
| 2Cass County, MI | 75 | 5 | 2.4 | $11.4M | +0.2% | #107 of 1,707 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 71 | 28 | 4.4 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #184 of 1,707 |
| 4Montcalm County, MI | 71 | 10 | 4.1 | $6.1M | +4.1% | #188 of 1,707 |
| 5Mecosta County, MI | 70 | 7 | 4.2 | $5.7M | +4.7% | #206 of 1,707 |
| 6Oakland County, MI | 70 | 309 | 5.8 | $5.5M | +1.2% | #209 of 1,707 |
| 7Ingham County, MI | 69 | 49 | 4.2 | $6.1M | +1.7% | #229 of 1,707 |
| 8Tuscola County, MI | 65 | 6 | 2.8 | $8.7M | −1.2% | #318 of 1,707 |
| 9St. Joseph County, MI | 65 | 8 | 3.4 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #325 of 1,707 |
| 10Houghton County, MI | 63 | 5 | 3.5 | $7.1M | +1.6% | #386 of 1,707 |
| 13Clare County, MI | 62 | 5 | 4.0 | $5.6M | +2.3% | #419 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Clare County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Clare County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 HVAC and plumbing companies in Clare County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Clare County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $27.9M a year, or $2,227 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,521 households in Clare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clare County, MI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Clare County has 4.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.6M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Clare County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,504 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Clare County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Clare County at 31,543 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,521 households. Median household income in Clare County is $49,384, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Clare County scores 62 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #419 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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